1. Tips on writing a Resume/Curriculum vitae By Ivan Ntabazi Managing Principal OneAccord Uganda Ltd Ivan.ntabazi@oneaccordpartners.com www.oneaccordpartners.com 0755002002

3. Your Objective

4. Your Experience

5. Your EducationTitle – The title of your CV is your Name. Your name should have the largest font size and be in Bold. Other sections of your CV should be smaller in size. Directly beneath your name, always include your contact information including your address and telephone number in a smaller font. CV Objective – The objective is basically your goal to work for this employer and how you want to further your career. This section should be short and contain no more than 2 sentences. Employers often sum up potential candidates by reading the objective. The CV objective needs to demonstrate communication, leadership, future goals, and your ability to move forward in the work environment.

7. The Company’s name, The location of the company, your Job title and responsibilities you had. If there are achievements while you worked in a certain job, you need to indicate them. For example, if you were the Sales Manager and sales increased 120% in your first 3 months, then you need to indicate this achievement.

8. CV Education In your CV, list All Schools you attended starting with the highest level of education (example: University), High school (UACE) – include combination e.g. Physics, Economics, Math and Entrepreneurship (PEM/Ent) right down to your O levels (UAC) Include names of institutions, qualification attained Certificate, Diplomas or Degrees you received and date of completion. Primary and nursery school is not relevant

9. 1. Honesty Your CV is a document an employer will use to measure your abilities, skills, experience, education, and your personality & character. What you write in your CV will reflect not only your ability to do the job the employer is hiring for, but to gage your personality and Character. The employer needs to be able to trust you and will question you on the CV. If you are honest, the employer will be able to rely on you to be truthful for the job at hand. Furthermore, the employer will be confident in your ability to do the job.

10. 2. Set a Goal What Job is the CV for? What are your objectives? Who is the Employer? What kind of Job do you want? How do you want to be perceived by a potential employer? Once you have answered these questions, decide on what your goal will be. Your goal should also be reflected to some degree for your CV’s Objective.

11. 3. Customize Your CV You can have several variations of your CV for various different Jobs you might want to obtain. For example, If you are a hair dresser or driver and also have experience as an electrician or a plumber, you might want to create two different CVs if you want to obtain to vary different Jobs; One Cv with all of your Driver experience, license and registration, with a secondary reference to your Electrician experience. This CV would be to obtain a truck driving Job. The Second CV would include all of your Electrician experience and education with secondary info about Truck Driving. This CV would be used to obtain and electrician position.

13. Use good quality paper and a laser printer.

14. Spell Check your CV and make sure all the grammar and punctuation is correct.

15. Proofread your CV. Have a friend proofread it for you as well.

16. Separate your C.V into several sections. Your document needs to be clean and have order.

19. A cover letter is not your autobiography

20. When writing the cover letter, avoid negatives.

21. Try to avoid a salary history in the cover letter

22. Spend time thinking about the layout of your letter, and make it sure that it is easy on the eyes and has a logical progression.

24. 8: References You do not need to include references in your CV however you should be ready to provide at least 3 references upon being asked. References should be related to previous work experience however one character reference can also give insight to an employer about your personality and make conclusions on how your communication, leadership, and team skills will come into play. Generally speaking, only pick references of bosses or co-workers for which you have had a positive work experience with. If you left your last job yelling at your boss or you were fired, that person will not paint a pretty picture of your work abilities and could destroy your chances of getting a job.

26. Will all the candidates be contacted?

27. Would it be possible to meet for an interview?

28. Certified Academic papers

30. Keep your CV short

31. Bullet points

32. No errors!

33. Avoid fancy designs and graphics

34. Layout and type of font

35. Tone of communication

36. Clear Contact Information

37. A list of quantifiable accomplishments

38. Cover letter must target the job role